Mental Game Skills for Skating Success
Hey, Mentalgamecoach here. Today’s article is going to be a bit different than usual. Instead of following Skatergirl as she struggles and learns, I’m going to give you a practical exercise that you can use to help improve your mental game.
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Skatergirl is in the middle of her 20 minute warmup session. She is getting ready for her long program later in the day.
Yesterday, Skatergirl skated a stellar short program and is currently sitting in first place.
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“Argh. I want to quit,” Skatergirl shouts.
“Didn’t you say that before?” Skatermom asks. “Like last week, and the week before that, and the week before that, and the week before that, and…”
“Yeah, well I wanted to quit then too!”
“Then, why don’t you just quit?” Skatermom asks.
“I…”
“No one is stopping you from quitting.”
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Skatergirl sighs. “My short program was a disaster. Skatercoach called me the living embodiment of a Zamboni. It was horrible.”
“Slow down,” Mentalgamecoach says. “Tell me exactly what happened.”
“First,” Skatergirl says. “I fell on my triple lutz. Then, everything fell apart.”
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What kind of goals do you set for competition?
“I’m so close to qualifying,” Skatergirl says. “I’m less than a tenth of a point away from 24th place.”
“That’s awesome,” Mentalgamecoach says.
“Assuming everyone else scores about the same, I just have to score one point higher at my next competition and I’m in,” Skatergirl says.
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